New research from USC Rossier aims to combat rampant misinformation on subjects like the coronavirus and climate change. In the early days of the novel coronavirus’ spread through the United States, misinformation spread alongside it. From presidential news conferences to every nook of social media, COVID-19 misinformation has been rampant. This has led to the
A team of medical researchers and bioethicists at Oxford University has published results in Science that furthers understanding of Covid-19 transmission. The evidence is enabling several international partners, including the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) and NHSX, a joint unit comprised of teams from NHS England and the UK’s Department of Health & Social Care, to assess the
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection can be diagnosed using a test called polymerase chain reaction (PCR). What Is the PCR Test for COVID-19 Infection? Samples are taken from places likely to have the virus that causes COVID-19, like the back of the nose or mouth or deep inside the lungs. After a sample is collected,
BODYSPHERE announced today they are distributing a new Two-Minute Testing Kit for the diagnosis of the COVID-19 following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization for the test which uses antibodies in blood to test for current or past infection. The following statement was denied by the FDA confirmation that no such
Study of 1918 flu pandemic shows U.S. cities that responded more aggressively in health terms also had better economic rebounds. With much of the U.S. in shutdown mode to limit the spread of the Covid-19 disease, a debate has sprung up about when the country might “reopen” commerce, to limit economic fallout from the pandemic.
